Chapter 38
Chapter 38
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 38
Chapter Title: Serious Manager Recruitment Broadcast
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A notice went up on Ayase's fan cafe for 'Ayase's Abyss Show'.
Title: Ayase's Abyss Show Episode 16 Guest~
Writer: AyaseMitsuko
📸 Attached Photo It's Lee Jia, the fanatic VTuber devotee of Reflecting Myriad Stars! This Saturday at 7 PM. Come watch in droves, my Adongies! ...Oh my god.
Where the hell did she get a photo like this?
The picture of me on the poster Ayase posted for Abyss Show Episode 16 made me look like the perfect fanatic devotee.
Half-lidded sleepy eyes.
Flushed cheeks.
Hands clasped together in prayer.
Even I could see I looked like a crazy woman deep into her religion.
If my virtual avatar looked different from my real self, it might be okay.
But with a sync rate pushing nearly 100%, it was mortifyingly identical.
Hell, it was so spot-on, no one would bat an eye if I said I'd snapped it with my phone and uploaded it myself.
The Adongies' comment reactions were...
Comments: 527
💬 Comments — User Whoa — User Legendary guest drop?? It's here!!!! — User Ayase condolences. Safe travels to the abyss. — User This one's the abyss personified lmao — User Dopamine exploding already lmao — User Taking PTO and ordering chicken yy Thankfully, they were positive.
Like streamer, like viewers.
Ayase's pretty lenient about mentions, so her Adongies are super friendly to other streamers unless it's some massive controversy.
I'm clearly an underground VTuber by anyone's standards.
But I guess I haven't plummeted into the abyss that far yet.
Truth be told, it's wise not to stream the day before a big collab.
You might slip up if you do.
Or burn your image and halve the hype.
However.
I'm a VTuber forced to stream every damn day.
In that sense...
"Short stream today."
💬 Live Chat — User Aw — User What the... — User If you're doing short stream why even start ffs — User (Na Rak spam) — User Wanna hit the abyss before Abyss Show even starts? — User Streams every day <- stubbornly sticking to this insane promise lmao let's see how far she goes yy. "You all saw the notice, right? Got something big tomorrow, so I need to manage my condition."
— User What's tomorrow? — User Abyss Show — User Didn't check the cafe? — User Didn't watch the stream? — User Fake devotee alert — User Heretic! Burn that guy!!!!!! — User High Priestess, shall we kill? — User Extort donations? — User Forgiven for 1,000 won tithe yy. "Hey! I said no rejecting new viewers! Wanna do a turret-squeezing stream right now?"
— User What — User Gasp — User Squeeze turrets? ㅗㅜㅑ ㅗㅜㅑ — User How does "turret" come out of a VTuber's mouth wtf lmao — User This a VTuber...? — User Aaah Jia at least pretend to be ladylike pls — User Your lines are pure no-filter lmao — User ??? : Declaring mainstream debut. — User Main?stream? Turret.
Slang for the toxic regular viewers who police new influxes in internet streams.
If turrets have a defining trait, it's playing cop to fresh viewers.
"This stream's vibe is like this, got it?"
"Do this or get banned. Do that and you're banned."
"Don't say this. Don't say that."
And so on.
It's ridiculous.
They ain't wearing badges or anything—what gives them the right to manage newbies?
In short.
Turret's the poison that chokes off new viewers.
To keep a stream healthy.
Squeezing out turrets isn't optional—it's essential.
In my book, turrets are worse than blackening soup.
"So be careful, everyone. When new viewers come in, right? Treat 'em nice."
— User Why so normal all of a sudden — User This must be Reflecting Myriad Stars' grace... — User What grace from Stars boobies lmao — User This is the template — User Template till here — User Was she always this smart? [User donated 1,000 won.] Why does the room mod look so smart? Can't you tell? She's got three heads. Three brains, triple-core processor yy. — User Whoa — User ㅗㅜㅑ ㅗㅜㅑ ㅗㅜㅑ ㅗㅜㅑ — User Genius? — User Harvard? — User Triple-core you madman lmao — User Isn't that the holy power pouch? — User Blasphemy pouch tbh — User Mod's got real vet status from tons of VTuber streams lmao "..."
They're hyping each other up like crazy.
Anyway.
Turret talk reminded me.
My stream's gotten big enough now.
I'm at a level where "mid-tier" doesn't sound off.
Time to.
Start managing the chat properly.
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Perfect timing—no content anyway.
"Gonna recruit a mod."
— User You crazy bitch lmao — User You a VTuber wtf lmao — User Say "manager" not mod pls lmao — User You said mainstream debut ;;; — User So goddamn transparent chew lmao — User Quit the communities pls! ...
...
...
I whipped up a [Manager's Duty] parodying [Archivist's Duty] on the spot and announced it to viewers.
📋 MANAGER'S DUTY 📋 1. Conversion happens after death. Fail to watch Lee Jia's stream at least once a day, and face Reflecting Myriad Stars' divine punishment. 2. Post a [Banned List] to the cafe at least once a month. 3. Post an [Unban Request List] to the cafe at least once a month. 4. Fail these duties, and your manager privileges are revoked and scrapped immediately. - Manager's Duty updates in real-time. -
— User F off — User Insanely strict?? — User This ain't manager, it's slave... — User Recruiting slaves @@@@@@@ apply plz — User Toughest manager rules of any stream I've seen lmao — User But solid af lmao Duties seem strict?
Nah.
Not at all.
Compared to my actual [Archivist's Duty], this is nothing.
And bluntly speaking.
"It's slave labor, yeah."
Stream managers are slaves.
Least that's how I see it.
Hell, if they don't slave away, I'm the one in trouble.
If the manager slacks on chat control.
The streamer catches flak.
Because.
Managing the manager is the streamer's job too.
"Also, mods can't chat except announcements. No donations. No tithes. Everything banned."
— User What — User Conditions too harsh, sis... — User But that's standard for managers tbh. For example.
Say the manager ignores tasks to chat and goof off.
That's no manager—that's just a named viewer.
...Of course.
I'm not heartless.
No plans to run unpaid slaves forever.
"1,000 won delivery coupon daily. 300,000 won monthly in coupons. Good work gets extra chicken, pizza, jokbal."
— User O? — User Not bad? — User Manager gig turns you pig ㄷㄷㄷㄷ — User Watch streams and get paid? Sweet deal "Family-like company, Omnia Archive! Lots of applicants please. Alright, only those confident in the duties. Raise hand if you wanna mod."
— User Say manager not mod lmao — User Legs — User Chest — User Thighs — User Holy power pouch — User Family-like company, Omnia Archive! — User You madlad lmao — User Who tf is the madlad in the middle? — User Hand "You, come here."
One hand went up.
Nickname: AyaseSpyLeeJia.
Perfect mix of devotee and Adongi hybrid.
...Nickname passes.
Favor stack +1 to start.
"State your job."
[AyaseSpyLeeJia]: Unemployed college bum. "Girlfriend? Part-time?"
[AyaseSpyLeeJia]: No gf, no PT. "When did you start watching my stream?"
[AyaseSpyLeeJia]: From debut! "Ayase's?"
[AyaseSpyLeeJia]: Uh... like 3 months?;; Why ask this "Just curious. Not part of the interview."
— User Watch her eyes light up at Adongi mention lmao — User Ayase simp alert — User She's obsessed with Ayase lmao — User Pure loveboy — User Question vibes lmao total simp interview "Quiet! Everyone shush. So, total donations to Reflecting Myriad Stars so far?"
[AyaseSpyLeeJia]: 135,000 won. Wtf why even this Perfect conditions.
Final question.
"Assume a chat insults Reflecting Myriad Stars and one insults me. Who gets banned first?"
[AyaseSpyLeeJia]: You first "Rejected. Next applicant. Hand up, hand."
[AyaseSpyLeeJia]: Fuuuuck you crazy fanatic bitch! "No spamming, just leave quietly."
— User Interview brutal af — User This that pressure interview thing? — User But fr out of RP, wasn't "you first" right...? — User RP skills on point — User Hardcore RP simp yy. RP my ass—it's fact, how many times do I gotta say it.
After that, I interviewed a few more.
No real standouts.
"No talent anywhere..."
— User Your ideal candidate too strict — User Wanting experienced newbies wtf lmao — User Conditions hellish so few applicants — User No chatting <- massive downside;;; what's the fun — User Passion pay controversial, but pays monthly so strict makes sense. — User For sure chat'll be squeaky clean with a mod lmao [User donated 1,000 won.] Wait wtf with manager does holy power pouch <- get banned now? "Nah? Stuff like that's fine, no ban."
— User Why no ban on that lmao — User Strictly sexual harassment tho lmao "But it's fun."
Even bad words.
If fun, forgiven.
That's the truth of the world.
Same words: fun = ok, mean = ban.
In other words.
Don't cross the real line, no ban worries.
[ReflectingMyriadStarsEyeNunasGrace donated 10,000 won.] Seeing the room mod mindset, now get why interview so picky. Lemme raise hand. "Good, you're in."
Nickname.
ReflectingMyriadStarsEyeNunasGrace.
Nickname passes.
I ran the pressure interview like before.
Conditions.
Impeccable.
No disqualifiers at all.
I hit ReflectingMyriadStarsEyeNunasGrace with the final question.
Who to ban.
Multiple choice.
"Devotee 1: Wanna see Myriad Stars Eye-Nuna foot pics, hekhekhek."
"Devotee 2: Isn't Myriad Stars more impressive the more you see her?"
— User You first lmao — User You first — User Too easy? [ReflectingMyriadStarsEyeNunasGrace]: Banning 2. — User ? — User ??" — User Rejected too — User Bye. "...Reason?"
[ReflectingMyriadStarsEyeNunasGrace]: 1's fun, spare 'em. [ReflectingMyriadStarsEyeNunasGrace]: 2 dared call a god "person," ban. "You pass."
— User Kyaaaaaaa — User Passed that? — User Myriad Stars Eye-Nuna's grace... — User Mod nick perfect lmao — User ggwp Well done.
I dug a trap on purpose, and they smashed right through it.
One concern though.
"Can't chat anymore, just work. You sure you're good?"
[ReflectingMyriadStarsEyeNunasGrace]: Fine fine, got sub-account to vent all desires. — User Don't say it out loud ;;; — User Too honest simp — User So close aoo "Honesty's a plus. Hired. Let's do great."
Slave acquired.